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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PUERTO RICO...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY (FROM 10 AM TO  
4 PM AST) ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS OF PUERTO  
RICO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY DRY FUELS, HIGH KBDI  
VALUES, SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS, AND  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOW 50S AS MODERATE TO  
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF SAHARAN DUST CONTINUE MOVING OVER THE  
REGION. PROLONGED RAINFALL DEFICITS, ABNORMALLY DRY TO SEVERE  
DROUGHT CONDITIONS, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS ALSO CONTINUE. THESE  
CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID WILDFIRE IGNITION AND EXTREME FIRE  
BEHAVIOR, MEANING ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD  
QUICKLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY  
DISCOURAGED.  
 
PRZ014-052030-  
SOUTHEAST COASTAL PLAINS-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 20 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+4) 75 (-2) 93  
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-3) 91 (+5) 52  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 E 14 E 19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 18 E 14 E 19  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5310 4970  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 23 E 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 106200 104370  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ015-052030-  
SOUTHERN HILLS-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+4) 71 (-3) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-6) 96 (+6) 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 14 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 E 14 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5410 5680  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 21 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97380 113600  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ016-052030-  
NORTH COASTAL PLAINS-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+1) 75 (-2) 91  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-2) 97 (+7) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 17 E 20 E 17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 21 E 13 E 21  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5290 5320  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 21 E 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 95220 101080  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ017-052030-  
NORTHERN HILLS-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 10 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (0) 72 (-2) 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (0) 97 (+4) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 17 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 18 E 10 E 20  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5710 6560  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 85650 111520  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ018-052030-  
WEST COAST-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+2) 74 (-1) 93  
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-5) 95 (+4) 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 17 E 17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 17 E 12 E 19  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5120 4970  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 E 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 56320 74550  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ019-052030-  
EASTERN INTERIOR-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+2) 73 (-3) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-3) 98 (+6) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 16 E 17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 E 16 E 17  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5350 5490  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 22 E 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 101650 104310  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ022-052030-  
LUQUILLO MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+4) 70 (-4) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (-5) 100 (+5) 69  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 13 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 13 E 16  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5100 4070  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 23 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 102000 81400  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ023-052030-  
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+6) 69 (-3) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-6) 98 (+5) 64  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 E 10 E 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 E 9 E 12  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6280 7360  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69080 117760  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 2 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ024-052030-  
CAYEY MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+3) 71 (-2) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (-4) 100 (+4) 68  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 13 E 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 12 E 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5120 4510  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 24 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 107520 90200  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ025-052030-  
VIEQUES-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+1) 77 (-2) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-2) 88 (+4) 60  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 19 E 19 E 19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 17 E 19 E 19  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3950 3530  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 26 E 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 90850 74130  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ026-052030-  
CULEBRA-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+3) 78 (-2) 92  
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-7) 89 (+4) 58  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 19 E 19 E 19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 17 E 19 E 19  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3880 3560  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 24 E 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 81480 81880  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ027-052030-  
SOUTHWEST COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+3) 76 (-1) 93  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-2) 88 (+6) 54  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 20 E 24 E 24  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 24 E 18 E 26  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5280 5180  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 23 E 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105600 119140  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ001-052030-  
SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+1) 78 (-2) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-3) 90 (+5) 64  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 E 20 E 19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 17 E 20 E 19  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3730 3520  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 25 E 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82060 80960  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ002-052030-  
ST CROIX-  
333 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+1) 78 (-1) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-2) 90 (+3) 64  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 E 19 E 19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 18 E 19 E 18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5440 4720  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 26 E 28  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 125120 113280  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
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